On Friday, May 24th, Jane Kent will speak about Hospital Planning Going Forward.

She will speak on her work at The University of Michigan Medicine in maintaining the facilities documentation and how this is changing. The organization continues to grow and with it the amount of information that needs to be managed and effectively provided to its clients, all with a limited workforce. She will speak about the use of Matterport Scanning technology and the implementation of these scans in tracking and cataloging facility changes.

Jane Kent is currently a Business Process Consultant in the Facilities Documentation and Space Division of the Facilities Planning and Development Department for University of Michigan Medicine where she manages the Matterport Scanning project. Jane and her colleagues have led Michigan Medicine to become a world leading provider in healthcare, education and research. Jane worked for 13 years with City of Cambridge MA in the Traffic and Transportation Department, working closely with Planning Department to facilitate installation of traffic calming measures and safe bike routes throughout the city. After moving to Ann Arbor she worked with the city of Ann Arbor, continuing her work with bike safety and ultimately joined the Michigan Medicine documentation group. Jane is the youngest daughter of a historic figure in the evolution of The Jenks Center, Jim Kent.